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I have a 70 Vette with a tag I'm looking at info on. My dad said he ordered it this way to have it painted Tuxedo Black by the dealer. From what I have read, this checks out- just looking for more info. Thank you all in advance!
Special and Primer Jobs
Chevrolet built very few Corvettes in special colors or in primer. If the color was not designated for
regular Corvette production, the paint code is different from those listed below. If the car was built in
primer or special color, the area of the tag before the word PAINT may read PRIME, SPL, SPECIAL, or
some other indicator of nonstandard paint finish. The owner is responsible for documenting such
deviations from standard production before judging. A car with SPEC or SPECIAL for the paint code
without documentation is assumed to have been produced in primer without paint applied. A car
produced in primer must therefore be judged in primer. Any color coat on a car delivered in primer is
cause for full deduction for wrong color. For 1970 to 1972, two coats of primer, the first red and the
second gray, are applied to all jobs.
I have a 70 Vette with a tag I'm looking at info on. My dad said he ordered it this way to have it painted Tuxedo Black by the dealer. From what I have read, this checks out- just looking for more info. Thank you all in advance!
I don’t doubt what your dad said, but the trim tag in your photo appears to be a reproduction… The rivets aren’t the correct configuration either so the tag has definitely been off of the car. Was the original trim tag lost at some point?
Originally Posted by PJO
From the NCRS Judging Guide
For 1970 to 1972, two coats of primer, the first red and the second gray, are applied to all jobs.
Paul,
My understanding was that the second (gray) coat applied was a surfacing coat and was sanded to remove any imperfections that were apparent after the actual primer. Considering that the sanding process would leave “red spots”, do you think that an actual primer delivered car would be done only in the red oxide primer or with an unsanded gray primer? The few that I’ve seen restored have always been in the red oxide primer, but that is hardly a confirmation of what was actually done. Someone around must have taken delivery of a car like this and know for certain.
My understanding of the way it was described to me was. The 2 coats of primer Red then Gray the Gray was sanded till you could see red. It was to assist the employee in stopping before he would get back to fiberglass.
I agree with your opinion of the tag did not look at first other then to help him about the SPC
SPC paint code for 1970
